Bottleneck: little jobs and emotional friction
Thanks to JG. A particularly troublesome breed of little job are things left undone that hold up the work of other people – a decision… Read More »Bottleneck: little jobs and emotional friction
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Friction (4): mental overhead and nameless dread
Mental Overhead Another type of friction we experience is from the ongoing mental overhead of having too many balls in the air. Unfinished projects, unanswered… Read More »Friction (4): mental overhead and nameless dread
Friction (3): when friction helps
Friction in the wrong places slows us down and drains our energy, but it has its uses: Friction in processes or emotional friction it’s often… Read More »Friction (3): when friction helps
Friction (2): emotional friction
This is a different kind of friction: the uncertainty, delay and discomfort that comes from lack of trust or understanding. Like bureaucratic or procedural friction,… Read More »Friction (2): emotional friction
Friction (1): costs to convenience
Friction is anything that makes it harder to for us to get something done – buy a product or use a service, do our jobs,… Read More »Friction (1): costs to convenience
Organisational friction
is caused by things in your working day that you live with or work around but that sap your time, energy or attention and make… Read More »Organisational friction
That which gets in the way of the mission: on having The Conversation quickly
That which gets in the way of my mission is my mission. Tim Ferriss, quoting somebody If you have that feeling that something is up… Read More »That which gets in the way of the mission: on having The Conversation quickly
The crisis you seek
Some crises are worth seeking. You can limp on, drained by low-level conflict or conflict avoidance, suffocated by the elephants in the room, for months… Read More »The crisis you seek
Seth Godin: Generous doesn’t mean free
Too often the market pushes creators to give away their work, and too often we come to believe that giving it away – removing money… Read More »Seth Godin: Generous doesn’t mean free
To do lists (1)
I have still never found a to-do list format and medium that works consistently for me. I’ve been a Filofax user, tried GTD, experimented with… Read More »To do lists (1)